Found: West Midlanss Police have today confirmed that teenager Adam Dugmore has been found 'safe and well'

Police have confirmed that missing teen Adam Dugmore has been found 'safe and well'.

The 16-year-old went missing at around 8.45am after leaving his family home in Erdington, Birmingham.

It was believed Adam had been struggling to come to terms with the death of his nine-year-old brother Aaron who hanged himself in February this year.

On the West Midlands Police Twitter page, @WMPolice, the force posted: 'GOOD NEWS: Missing Adam Dugmore has been found safe and well in Aston.

'Thanks everyone for sharing our appeal. Please RT to share the news.

Adam Dugmore, 16, was heartbroken when his sibling Aaron hanged himself in February this year.

Adam was reported missing by his father at 11am today after he failed to turn up for school at North Birmingham Academy.

He was last seen leaving the family home in Erdington, Birmingham.

Chief Superintendent Rachel Jones, commander for the Birmingham north local policing unit, said: 'He was reported missing to police at 11am by his dad who found out that he hadn't turned up for school.

'Adam has been struggling to come to terms with the death of his nine-year-old brother, Aaron, who took his own life in February this year.

Hunt: Adam Dugmore (left) has been found 'safe and well' after going missing at around 8.45am when he left the family home on Tyburn Road, Erdington. He was distraught about the death of little brother Aaron (right)

Bereft: Adam has struggled to cope with his nine-year-old brother Aaron's tragic death in February this year

Adam's brother was being tormented by an Asian gang of bullies at his new school because he was white.

His
parents claimed Aaron was threatened with a plastic knife by one Asian
pupil, who warned him: 'Next time it will be a real one.'

On August 26 this year Adam wrote a heartfelt message on what would have been his brother's 10th birthday.

Updating his Facebook status, he said: 'Happy birthday aaron love you so much r.i.p 3xxxxxx'

In his first post about Aaron after his death in February this year, Adam wrote: 'Miss my brother so much' on July 6.

Victim: Aaron Dugmore, pictured, died in February, aged nine, after he was badly bullied at school, his parents have said

Hurt: Poignant Facebook posts left by Adam Dugmore after his younger brother killed himself this year

Worried: Adam and Aaron Dugmore's mother Kelly-Marie with their stepfather Paul Jones holding a picture of Aaron after his tragic death

Then on July 28, he posted: 'I miss my brother so much its unreal :(/3'

Less than 12 hours before he went missing, Adam also posted a normal Facebook status saying he was looking forward to a football game between Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion this evening.

Younger brother Aaron was found hanged in his bedroom at the family home by mum Kelly Dugmore, 30, at about 6pm on February 11.

He was rushed to hospital where doctors desperately attempted to revive him but he later died.

His family claimed that the schoolboy had been suffering at the hands of bullies at Erdington Hall Primary School.